USA & Brazil governments provide services at no or minimal costs to processors11

Energy Costs

$15 a head more in Australia11

Technical barriers to trade (TBT’s)- Total value in Australia estimated at $1.25B as identified costs11

261 TBT’s in 40 key markets11

136 have significant trade distortion impacts11

July. The following charts are from a submission by the Australian government Department of Agriculture to the Senate rural and regional affairs and transport references committee inquiry into Market consolidation and the red meat processing sector.

Contractually Oakey can recieve cattle but as they have no rail siding this is not physically possible.24

AACo have animals processed at Eastern abattoirs as service kill.23

See year 2013.23

Gross processing costs had increased in the 6 months to September 2015.23

$1.13 risen to $1.21/kg, 7% increase year on year HCW.23

December. ATO publishes tax data for agribusiness corporates.12

Data interpretation – Companies do not pay company tax on revenue (total income) they pay on profits after paying all expenses, including wages, capital replacement, supplier costs and other operating expenses.12